How the Bear Lost his Tail
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Bear with tailThis is the story of Bear's tail. I've heard it told in Germany, and in North America by the Iroquois Indians.

A long time ago, Bear had a beautiful, long, furry1 tail. He thought it was really cool. He laid it out behind him and people had to walk round it.

He asked everyone: "Don't you think my tail is the most beautiful tail you've ever seen?"

People thought Bear was very vain, but they were frightened of his big claws and didn't want to make him angry.So they told him he looked totally cool with his big, black, shiny tail. One cold winter's day, Bear went lumbering2 down to the lake.

Fox was sitting on the frozen3 water, surrounded by fish.

He knew that Bear was hungry, and decided4 to play a trick on him. "Hello brother Fox" said Bear, his mouth watering. "Where did you get all those fish?"

"I caught them" said Fox, pointing to a hole in the ice. "But you don't have anything to fish with" said Bear.#p#

Fish"I used my tail" said Fox. Bear was totally blown away by this. "You used your Tail?" he shouted.

"Sure. It's the best thing for catching5 fish. Shall I show how?Then you'll always have as many fish as you want to eat."

"Yes please" said Bear in his deep, gruff voice. His mouth watered again.

Fox pointed6 to the hole in the ice. "There's no fish left in there. Let's go to another part of the lake where there's more."

Trying not to laugh, Fox led Bear to a shallow7 part of the lake. Bear dug a hole in the ice with his claws.

Fox with fish"Now, sit with your back to the hole and drop your beautiful tail into the water," said Fox.

"You'll feel when a fish bites. Then you can pull your tail out with the fish on the end of it."

Bear wanted the fish big time.

He put his tail into the icy water.

"Now" said Fox, "this is important. You must sit very still and only think about fish. Pretend to count the fish you catch with your tail. The more you count, the more you will catch."#p#

SanjitThe Bear scratched himself with pleasure. "My tail will catch more fish than any other."

"Sit still" said Fox. "I'll watch from those trees, so I don't scare the fish."

Bear sat very still and thought about fish jumping onto his tail. He counted each one. It was very tiring. He fell asleep.

It became very cold and started to snow. Fox went back to his house, taking his fish with him.

A few hours later, Fox came back to the lake.

Bear was still asleep and snoring. His black fur coat was white with snow.

Fox laughed so much he fell over on his back with his legs waving in the air. "This is such a cool trick" gasped8 Fox. Then he stopped laughing and quietly snuck up on Bear.

He shouted "Bear! Bear! I can see a fish on your tail. Can you feel it?"

Bear woke up with a fright and felt a sharp pain in his frozen tail.

"I can feel it!" he shouted. He leaped up and his frozen tail snapped9 off.Bear was still asleep and snoring. His black fur coat was white with snow.

Fox laughed so much he fell over on his back with his legs waving in the air. "This is such a cool trick" gasped Fox. Then he stopped laughing and quietly snuck up on Bear.

He shouted "Bear! Bear! I can see a fish on your tail. Can you feel it?"

Bear woke up with a fright and felt a sharp pain in his frozen tail.

"I can feel it!" he shouted. He leaped up and his frozen tail snapped off.



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1 furry Rssz2D     
adj.毛皮的;似毛皮的;毛皮制的
参考例句:
  • This furry material will make a warm coat for the winter.这件毛皮料在冬天会是一件保暖的大衣。
  • Mugsy is a big furry brown dog,who wiggles when she is happy.马格斯是一只棕色大长毛狗,当她高兴得时候她会摇尾巴。
2 lumbering FA7xm     
n.采伐林木
参考例句:
  • Lumbering and, later, paper-making were carried out in smaller cities. 木材业和后来的造纸都由较小的城市经营。
  • Lumbering is very important in some underdeveloped countries. 在一些不发达的国家,伐木业十分重要。
3 frozen 2sVz6q     
adj.冻结的,冰冻的
参考例句:
  • He was frozen to death on a snowing night.在一个风雪的晚上,他被冻死了。
  • The weather is cold and the ground is frozen.天寒地冻。
4 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
5 catching cwVztY     
adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住
参考例句:
  • There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
  • Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。
6 pointed Il8zB4     
adj.尖的,直截了当的
参考例句:
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
7 shallow KENyj     
adj.浅的,肤浅的,浅显易懂的;n.(pl.)浅滩,浅处;v.变浅
参考例句:
  • The dish is too shallow to serve soup in.盘子太浅,盛不了汤。
  • His analysis was always shallow.他的分析总是很肤浅的。
8 gasped e6af294d8a7477229d6749fa9e8f5b80     
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要
参考例句:
  • She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
  • People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
9 snapped 049d092795475d08a3fcd2d16ef4b519     
v.猛地咬住( snap的过去式和过去分词 );(使某物)发出尖厉声音地突然断裂[打开,关闭];厉声地说;拍照
参考例句:
  • The wind had snapped the tree in two. 风把树喀嚓一声刮断了。
  • He lost his temper and snapped irritably at the children. 他发火了,暴躁地斥责孩子们。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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